Hradcany - cathedral of St Vitus and Charles bridge
by Michal Boubin
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Hradcany - cathedral of St Vitus and Charles bridge
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Michal Boubin
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Hradcany - cathedral of St Vitus in Prague castle and Charles bridge.
Cathedral of St Vitus in the Prague castle - the coronation cathedral of the Bohemian sovereigns, and the main of the Prague Roman - Catholic arcidiocese. The Gothic buildings was founded in 1344. Prague castle - spacious residential and stronghold area dominantly located above the town, founded about the year 880. Residence of the Bohemian princes and kings, after 1918 of the Presidents of the republic.
Charles bridge - the oldest preserved Prague bridge, founded by Charles IV in 1357. It was built after the Petr Parler�s design in the High Gothic style. Its construction finished in 1402. The length is 515 m, the width 10 m.
Prague, Czech republic, Europe.
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March 5th, 2011
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